The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-31
A JUBILEE ADDRESS.
The Message OF the Total Abstin ence
Union to the Pope.

Union to the Pope.
WORCESTER, MASS, Dec. 30.-The Ga
zette this afternoon prints the following:
Yesterday jubilee address from the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF Aneri-
ca, to the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII, was
sent from this city by Rev. Thomas j.
Conaty, President of the union. The ad-
dress was sent in accordance with a resolu-
ton passed at the annual convention at
Philadelphia, to have Treasurer +. j. Gar
rigan prepare an address of congratula-
tion. The cover of the address is
made Of white silk, and has painted on 1t
the papal Insignia and is trimmed with
gold edging The address is beautifully
printed on white satin paper in blue ana
gold colors and is intcribed: The Catholic
Total Abstinence Society of America IN nj
ial veneration, love and admiration on this
glorious day of the golden jubilee, offer this
gift to His Holiness Leo XIII. Happily
reigning over the church. The
painting on the address was done by the
famous artist Gregori, of Notre Dame. The
address alter the language of formal con-
graduation has been expressed recltes;
What wonder then, on the golden ami
versary the rulers and faithful throughout
the world should vie with one another IN ex-
pressing their admiration and tilial
reverence toward the most august Leo
XIII, and in bringing their best
gifts to the King of Rome
and bishop of bishops. We also,
ever grateful, hasten to offer our
most fervent prayers to Almighty God for
the health and happiness OF Pope Leo.
Moreover we who have banded throughout
the United States in the sacred bond OF total
abstinence, having assembled in convention
during the year to foster the rights of re-
ligion and the State, have decided TO send to
Rome the constitution and bylaws or our
union and with all humility submit the
same for the appreciation of the sovereign
pontiff For our aim is under the guidance
of the ministers of the church to eradicate
from the fold of Christ this terrible plague
of drunkenness and ward off the evils which
result from this vice and threaten the souls
of men. To this end we have established
many societies by which laboring
classes may be melted to the practice of
temperance: to this end in our colleges and
universities we have especially striven TO
instill in the minds Of the young true prin-
ciples of Christian morality that they may
learn better to abhor liquor. 1nasmuch as
in union there is strength, 5000 men, with
the bishops and priests at their head, have
publicly bound themselves by promise to
wage war against drunkenness and thus
make themselves an example among men.
They strive to deyoutly frequent the sacra-
ments; to give proof of their love and ODE
dience to the sovereign, and in word, to
practice all Christian virtues Supple
mentary to the address are the names OF the
general officers, provincial vice presidents
and officers of subordinate State unions
FORGED TICKETS.
ROME, Dec. 30.-Some excitement has
been caused by the discovery that $4,000
forged tickets have been issued for admis-
sion to the jubilee mass The discovery
will compel the Vatican authorities to print
another set of tickets.